Ursinus College vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Ursinus College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ursinus College has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,196) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Ursinus College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Ursinus College has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Ursinus College has more students with 1,527 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Ursinus College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Ursinus College has more full-time faculties with 127 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ursinus College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Ursinus College	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$59,196	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$39,064	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

86.99 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
12.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,220
31	ACT Score	23
73 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,527	Student Population	888
127	Number of Faculties	43
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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